One of the places we love to see the AxiDraw is in educational settings. It can be used as an introductory tool for digital fabrication, it can be used for learning to code, and it can be used for exploring design or mathematics.
Saskia Freeke posted a beautiful series of 3D cube plots as well as link to her published processing sketches. She’ll be teaching with the School of Machines, Making and Make-Believe in Berlin this summer.
Julien Gachadoat also posted about using Processing. Shown above are
“Prints made by design students (L2) at Université Bordeaux Montaigne for the last course of the year on generative systems.”
Kris Swanson posted about using a Tinkercad to Inkscape workflow for AxiDraw for student projects.
Andrew Carle posted yet another workflow, using Beetle Blocks to AxiDraw. The plots above were made by his g10 math students.
If you’re using AxiDraw in the classroom or know of other resources for educators using AxiDraw, please post in the comments or send us a note! We’d love to hear how you’re using it and what tools you use.
We’ve been having fun with the axidraw in programming class! https://twitter.com/dandersod/status/1118924084610588672
Thanks, Dan! Those are wonderful results!
My quick summary of Dan’s twitter thread: Java students using math from their Algebra 2 and Precalc classes use Processing and output to the AxiDraw.